神稲建設株式会社

Koshinawa Construction Co., Ltd., acting as the lead contractor for a demolition project of an old furnace facility in Kiso Town, Nagano Prefecture, directly contracted from the Kiso Wide Area Union, was involved in a fatal accident on January 20, 2021. During demolition work, a subcontracted worker used the third-floor corridor as a work platform and dropped debris through a missing section of the guardrail, resulting in a fall from approximately 9.3 meters and death. Despite the risk of fall from the missing guardrail, the company did not install barriers, guardrails, or coverings to prevent such falls. Consequently, the company and one employee were issued a summary order on December 15, 2021, by the Kiso Fukushima Summary Court for violations of the Labor Safety and Health Act, each fined 300,000 yen, with the penalties finalized. This constitutes a violation under Article 28, Paragraph 1, Item 3 of the Building Industry Act.